Capo on 2nd fret

Intro: G

G
Sometimes he straddles fences
G
Sometimes he hangs the moon
G
Sometimes he rises early
G
So he can drink before noon

        C
At this rate, 
                            G
I don?t know the path he?ll take, no
                D
Hades or Pearly Gates
                                 Em     C
Either way he?ll get a brand new start
         G           D             G
He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart

G
His momma, she was a rounder
G
His daddy was a man of the cloth
G
Sometimes he walks on water
G
Sometimes on alcohol
 
        C
At this rate, 
                            G
I don?t know the path he?ll take, no
                D
Hades or Pearly Gates
                                 Em     C
Either way he?ll get a brand new start
         G           D             G
He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart

 
E                    C              G
He?s got a gun and a Bible with his name on it
D                              Em              C
God knows that I cry and that I pray, darn it?s
 
 
        C
At this rate, 
                            G
I don?t know the path he?ll take, no
                D
Hades or Pearly Gates
                                 Em     C
Either way he?ll get a brand new start
         G           D             Em    C
He needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart
               G           D             G
That boy needs Jesus, or a bullet in his heart